Biden revokes Trump executive orders targeting TikTok, WeChat


WASHINGTON (Xinhua): US President Joe Biden on Wednesday (June 9) revoked and replaced executive orders targeting TikTok, WeChat and eight other software applications signed by former president Donald Trump.

"President Biden revoked and replaced three E.O.s (executive orders) that aimed to prohibit transactions with TikTok, WeChat, and eight other communications and financial technology software applications; two of these E.O.s are subject to litigation," the White House said in a fact sheet.

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